Impending Sense Of Regulatory Panic? EU's MDR/IVDR One Year On
Executive Summary
It has been one year since the EU Medical Device and IVD Regulations took effect, leaving two years before the MDR fully applies and four before the IVDR fully applies. What has been achieved? And why is there a sense of panic among some in industry?
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